Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein)1

F, #13280, b. 27 April 1632, d. 28 September 1701
Father*Count Ernst (of Sayn Wittgenstein)1 b. 26 Aug 1594, d. 22 May 1632
Mother*Countess Luise Juliane (of Erbach)1 b. 13 Jan 1603, d. 28 Sep 1670
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Names and TItles

Married: Countess of Saxe-Marksuhl.1
Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) was born on 27 April 1632 probably Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.1 She was the daughter of Count Ernst (of Sayn Wittgenstein) and Countess Luise Juliane (of Erbach).1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) married Duke Johann Georg I (of Saxe-Marksuhl), son of Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) and Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau), on 29 May 1661 in Wohla, Bautzen, Saxony.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) died on 28 September 1701 in Jena, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia, at age 69.1 She was buried at St. Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia.1
Johannette's father Count Ernst (of Sayn Wittgenstein) died on 22 May 1632.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) became the mother of Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe Louisa (of Saxe-Marksuhl) on 13 April 1662.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) became the mother of Prince Friedrich August (of Saxe) on 29 October 1663.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) became the mother of Duke Johann Georg II (of Saxe) on 25 July 1665.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) became the mother of Prince Maximilian Heinrich (of Saxe) on 17 October 1666.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) became the mother of Duke Johann Wilhelm (of Saxe-Eisenach) on 17 October 1666.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) became the mother of Princess Luise (of Saxe) on 18 April 1668.1 Johannette's son Prince Maximilian Heinrich (of Saxe) died on 23 July 1668.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) became the mother of Princess Friederike Elisabeth (of Saxe) on 5 May 1669.1 Johannette's daughter Princess Luise (of Saxe) died on 26 June 1669.1 Johannette's mother Countess Luise Juliane (of Erbach) died on 28 September 1670.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) became the mother of Prince Ernst Gustav (of Saxe) on 28 August 1672.1 Johannette's son Prince Ernst Gustav (of Saxe) died on 16 November 1672.1 Johannette's daughter was married at wedding of Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe Louisa (of Saxe-Marksuhl) and Margrave Johann Friedrich (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) on 14 November 1681 in Eisenach, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia.1 Johannette's son Prince Friedrich August (of Saxe) died on 19 September 1684.1 Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) became a widow with the death of her husband, Duke Johann Georg I (of Saxe-Marksuhl) on 19 September 1686 in Jadgschloss, Eisenach, Saxe-Weimer-Eisenach, Thuringia, at age 52.1 Johannette's daughter Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe Louisa (of Saxe-Marksuhl) died on 9 September 1696 in Pretzsch, Sachsen, Prussia.1 Johannette's son Duke Johann Georg II (of Saxe) died on 10 November 1698 in Eisenach, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia.1

8 Children of Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) and Duke Johann Georg I (of Saxe-Marksuhl), son of Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) and Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau),

Children
Last Edited9 Oct 2001

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.